Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1st, 2024
Growing Contigo, LLC is committed to respecting the privacy of users, the type of user information that it collects via our website www.growingcontigo.com and any other means, and the maintenance of this information. By visiting www.growingcontigo.com you accept the practices described in this statement.
Purpose: The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform users of our website of the following:
- The personal data we collect;
- Use of collected data;
- Who has access to the data collected;
- The rights of Website users; and
- The Website’s cookie policy.
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the Terms and Conditions of our website.
Subscriber Information: Individuals that sign up to receive Growing Contigo e-communications voluntarily provide us with contact information (such as name and e-mail address). We may use this information for specific, limited purposes, as described below. You may always “opt out,” either now or at any time in the future if you do not wish to receive our messages. When you sign up to attend an event, you will also be asked for additional personal information.
Social Media: Growing Contigo’s website includes social media features (such as the Facebook “Like” button). These features may collect your IP address and which page you are visiting on our website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets may be hosted by a third party or directly on our website. Your interactions with these features are government by the privacy policy of the company providing the feature.
Cookies and Tracking: Growing Contigo’s website uses different types of cookies (which are electronic collections of information stored on a local computer that are used by websites to keep track of visitors and registered users and to relate one computer transaction to a later one) and other methods of uniquely tracking visitors for different purposes. Your interactions with these features are governed by this Privacy Policy in addition to the Terms and Conditions.
GDPR: For users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act of 2018.
We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer as we do not fall within the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 of the GDPR.
External Links: Growing Contigo may provide links to some third-party websites as a convenience. The linked websites have sperate and independent privacy statements, notices, and terms of use which we recommend you read carefully. When you visit or make purchases through these third-party sites, you may be asked to provide personal information, such as your name, address, email address, phone number, and credit/debit card information. Please note that in such cases, you are providing information to a third party and Growing Contigo has no control over such third party’s use of any information you provide and, therefore, Growing Contigo has no responsibility or liability for the manner in which the third party that operates a linked website may collect, use, disclose, secure or otherwise trat your personal information. Except as provided herein, Growing Contigo will not provide any of your personal information to any third parties without your consent.
Analytics/Statistics: Growing Contigo uses information gathered from our website analytics (for example, User IP address, geographic location, hardware and software details, clicked links, and content viewed) to help diagnose problems, and to administer and optimize our website. Growing Contigo also gathers broad demographic information from this data to help improve our website and make your browsing and purchasing experience more responsive, efficient, or enjoyable. Any statistics gathered via our website are proprietary property of Growing Contigo. Your interactions on the website are governed by this Privacy Policy in addition to the Terms and Conditions.
Personal Data Collection: We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our website.
- First and last name;
- Age;
- Email Address;
- Phone Number;
- Address;
- Payment information; and
- Any other data necessary to perform our services.
Use of Personal Data: The data collected on our website may be used for the following purposes:
- Creating an account;
- Determining eligibility for services and programs;
- Collecting general demographic information;
- Sending communications; and
- Reporting to partner agencies as needed.
Data collected on our website will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, or indicated on the relevant pages on our website. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions.
Sharing of Information: We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. It may be shared with third parties including volunteers, partner agencies, and consultants only on a “need to know” basis. Third parties will not be able to access user data beyond what is reasonably necessary to achieve the given purpose. We do not sell or share any SMS consent or phone numbers to third parties or affiliates for SMS Marketing Purposes.
Protection of Personal Data: All data is only accessible to our employees, unless otherwise noted on the relevant pages on our website. Our employees are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and a breach of this agreement would result in the employee’s termination.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
Personal Data of Children: Growing Contigo does not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age wants to engage with our website, they will need to have their parent or guardian present at all times.
User Rights: Under this Privacy Policy, you have the following rights:
- Right to be informed;
- Right of access;
- Right of rectification;
- Right of erasure;
- Right to restrict processing;
- Right to data portability; and
- Right to object.
Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected: If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under GDPR, please contact us at connect@growingcontigo.com.
Modifications: This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.
Contact Us: This Privacy Policy applies only to our online practices and does not encompass other areas of the company. By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of Growing Contigo Privacy Policy as posted at the time of your access or use. If you have questions about our policies or compliance, you may contact us thought he contact methods listed in the Contact Information section of our website so that we can, where possible, resolve the issue.
Thank you for choosing Growing Contigo, LLC.